Convertible chair and step.



E. J. JONES.

CONVERTIBLE CHAIR AND STEP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11, 1914.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

ami/ menu To all whom it may concern:

sierra STATES i ELIZA JANE JONES, OF ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA,

ooNvEETIBLE cHAin AND STEP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

Application filed August 11, 1914. Serial No. 856,191.

Be itknown that I, EL ZA JANE JONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Enterprise, in the county of Coffee and Stateof Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Chairs and Steps, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in convertible chairs and steps and is designed to provide a simple, efficient, and inexpensive device of the character described.

Oneof the objects of my invention is to provide a novel step 'adaptedto be'hung or hooked upon a cart, similar vehicle, or any suitabl support, means being provided for preventing the step swinging, or undergoing any relative movement when mounted in position.

A further object of'my invention consists in providing a chair which is adapted to provide a convenient back and body support, giving such comfort to a person as is possible with an ordinary chair, but convertible at will into a. step arranged to be temporarily mounted in position .upon a cart whereby a person may readily ascend into and alight from a cart with comparative safety and facility. 7

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in the arrangement, combination, and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts, Figure'l is a side elevation of my invention, applied as a step, Fig. 2 is a front elezvation thereof, Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my invention applied as a chair, Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of my invention, Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of my invention used as a chair.

Referring to the drawings by numerals there are disclosed the details of construction of my invention. The framework of my convertible chair and step will be preflerably made of stout wire or similar metal as follows: Two stout wire rods 1 and 2.

11 and 2 together, and in this way a hook member is formed. Formed upon the free ends of the rods 1 and-2 are the integral eves 1 through which 1s passed a pivot pin 5, around which are also coiled as at 10,

through the medium of integral eyes, the arms 8 and 9 made of a single piece of wire, said eyes 10 being arranged at opposite ends of pin 5 between the eyes 4., as shown in Fig. 5, and being formed intermediate the ends of the arms 8 and 9, said arms 8 and 9 being joined by the integral connectmg portion 7 at oneend and being bent at right angles as at 11 and again bent at right angles to the bent portions 11, as at 12, so that the bent por ions 12 will be placed parallel to and in advance of the arms 8 and 9 proper, said bent portions 12"'being connected by the integral connecting por-' tion 12.

Reference being made to Fig. at it will be seen that a backing 13 is secured upon the rear side of the bent portions 12, being preferablv provided with free proecting wings 16, that a backing 1a is secured upon the outer sides of the bent portion 1.1, and that a backing 15 is secured at the front or inner side of the arms, being also provided with free projecting wings 16. The. pivot pin 5 will pr ferably be headed as at 6 at opposite ends wherebv it is held against displacement from said wire members.

Having described the details of construction of my invention it will be practised as follows. When it is desired to use my invention as a step, the members 3 and 3 which form a hook or hanger will be caught upon the rear of the cart or any suitable support, and the outer ends of the rods 1 and 2 which are connected by the integral piece 3 will then be placed so as to project under the bottom of the cart in overlapping relation and will thus serve as a means for preventing the downward movement of the backing 15 when tread upon. It will readily be seen that, when the device is used as a step, the backing 13 and 15 will form two steps, said steps being fulcrumed upon the pivot pin 5, the said steps being held in stepped relation to the rods 1 and 2 by means of the connecting portion 7 of the arms 8 and 9 because the portion 7 engaging the bottom of the cart cannot lift when pressure is applied upon either backing 13 or 15, said steps being supported by means of the hook accessories 3 and 3.

YVhen it is desired to use the device as a chair it is only necessary to swing the rods appended claims.

1 and 2 upon the pin 5 until they are brought into alinement withthe arms 8 and 9, and then the connecting portion 3 and the connecting portion 12 will be set down upon the floor, in the cart, etc. whereupon the parts will assume the positions clearly shown in Fig. where it will be seen that the backing 14% serves as a body support while the backing 15 serves as a back support of a chair, the wings 16 formed upon the backing 15 being free to bear against the rods 1 and 2 in an obvious way. It will also be seen that the entire device can be readily collapsed so as to occupy but little space in transportation or shipment. I

lVhile I have shown and described the parts of my invention in detail I do not in.- tend to restrict myself to the exact details of construction save as pointed out in the \Vhat I desire to claim by ent is v v 1. A convertible chair and step comprising hanger, a member pivotally connected Letters Patintermediate its ends to said hanger, a bent portion carried by said member arranged to form a body support, and a bent portion formed upon said first-named bent portion forming a front support, said member being of such length as to form a rear chair support.

2. A device of the character described the bight of said hanger, a U-shaped tread member consisting of an angle-iron part formed at its bight and of a prop integrally connected at right angles to said angle-iron part, eyelets formed upon the limbs of said hangeigsaid prop formed from the limbs of saidv tread member, eyelets formed upon the limbs of said prop intermediate its ends,

a headed pin passed through said first and last-named eyelets, said first-named limbs being on the outer side of said second-named limbs, a backing secured to said prop arranged to overlie the limbs of said hanger,

and a backing secured upon said angle-iron member.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I ELIZA JANE JONES.

lVitne'sses:

W V. Bi'Ri), V. O. DORNEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for vfive cents each, addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G. 

